hmtl5 Paul Irwin Gritton b. 13 Feb 1923 New Boston, Mercer County, Illinois d. 23 Dec 2002 Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa: Gritton Genealogy

Paul Irwin Gritton

Male 1923 - 2002  (79 years)


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  • Name Paul Irwin Gritton 
    Born 13 Feb 1923  New Boston, Mercer County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    _MILT World War II. US Army.  [4
    Died 23 Dec 2002  Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Buried Rock Island National Cemetery, Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4
    Person ID I3453  Gritton
    Last Modified 15 Mar 2024 

    Father Lewis Gritton,   b. 7 Oct 1893, West Liberty, Muscatine County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Apr 1972, Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Eunice Mathews,   b. 18 Mar 1895, Joy, Mercer County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Apr 1958, Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Married 17 Oct 1914  Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5
    Family ID F987  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Cleo Bessie Carver,   b. 16 Aug 1924, Aledo, Mercer County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Apr 2012, Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Married 17 Oct 1941  Kahoka, Clark County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4
    Last Modified 15 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F1448  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 13 Feb 1923 - New Boston, Mercer County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 17 Oct 1941 - Kahoka, Clark County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 23 Dec 2002 - Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Rock Island National Cemetery, Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • Paul I. Gritton
      February 13, 1923 ~ December 23, 2002 (age 79)
      Paul Gritton, FORT DODGE, Iowa #45;- Paul I. Gritton, 79, Fort Dodge, formerly of Muscatine, died Monday, Dec. 23, 2002, at Trinity Regional Medical Center, Fort Dodge. Graveside services were Monday at the Rock Island National Cemetery in Rock Island, Ill., with military rites. Mr. Gritton was born on Feb. 13, 1923, in New Boston, Ill., the son of Lewis and Eunice Mathews Gritton. He married Cleo Carver on Oct. 17, 1941 in Kahoka, Mo. He graduated from Muscatine High School in 1941. He moved to Fort Dodge in 1952. He was manager of the Des Moines Register Agency for 32 years, retiring in 1984. He was an U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of First Baptist Church, Fort Dodge, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 1856 and Northwest Iowa boat club. Survivors include his wife, Cleo of Fort Dodge; a son, Roger and his wife, Patricia, of Tampa, Fla.; two daughters, Sharon Schachtner and her husband, Leonard, of Fonda and Vicki Buchan and her husband, James, of Cedar Falls; two brothers, Dr. Charlie Gritton and his wife, Virginia, of Henderson, Ky. and Robert Gritton and his wife, Delores, of Russellville, Ark.; three sisters, Vivian Irwin and her husband, Carl, Margaret Webb Travis and her husband, Walter, and Marjorie Hintermeister and her husband, Clifford, all of Muscatine; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Evelyn Elliott of Muscatine.
      https://www.wittichfuneralhome.com/obituary/Paul-Gritton
      [4]

  • Sources 
    1. [S16] US Social Security Applications and Claims Index.

    2. [S2] Find a Grave.

    3. [S63] US Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File.

    4. [S17] Obituary.

    5. [S35] Iowa Marriage Records.